Mimi_x3

3 years ago

Probability:
A man is restoring ten old cars, six of them manufactured in \(1955\) and four of them manufactured in \(1962\). When he tries to start them, on average the \(1955\) models will start \(65\) percent of the time and the 1962 models will start \(80\) percent of time. Find the probability that any time:
a) exactly three of the \(1955\) models and one of the \(1962\) model will start.

Okay yes, so why did you multiply those factorials - He does not have to 'choose' cars - the cars that start up could be any three outta the 6!
And also, you multiply together the probabilities for both kinds of cars - since in the end you want 4 cars to start and 6 not to (with their own respective probabilities governing their 'fates').
(and I believe you wanted to 'multiply' the cube of 0.61 over there, and meant '0.20' and '0.80' for the 1962 models)